Costa Rica (Simple English Wikipedia)

Analysis of information sources in references of the Wikipedia article "Costa Rica" in Simple English language version.

Last modified: 04:34:04, 5 October 2026 (UTC)

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22worldheadquarters.com

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11worldbank.org

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11guardian.co.uk

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11thestar.com

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abril.com.br (Global: 602^nd place; Simple English: 1,213^th place)

planetasustentavel.abril.com.br

Leonardo Coutinho and Otávio Cabral (2008-05-21). "O desafio da economia verde" (in Portuguese). Revista Veja. Archived from the original on 2009-02-23. Retrieved 2008-06-08. Published on website "Planeta Sustentável"

archive.org (Global: 6^th place; Simple English: 3^rd place)

Shafer, D. Michael (1994). Winners and losers: how sectors shape the developmental prospects of states. Ithaca, N.Y.: Cornell University Press. ISBN 978-0-8014-8188-8.
Honey, Martha (1999). Ecotourism and Sustainable Development: Who Owns Paradise?. Island Press; 1 edition, Washington, D.C. pp. 128–181. ISBN 978-1-55963-582-0. Chapter 5. Costa Rica: On the Beaten Path
Hunter, Luke; Andrew, David (2002). Watching Wildlife Central America. Lonely Planet. p. 97. ISBN 978-1-86450-034-9.

cia.gov (Global: 133^rd place; Simple English: 60^th place)

"Costa Rica". The World Factbook (2026 ed.). Central Intelligence Agency. Retrieved 4 October 2011. (Archived 2011 edition)

constitution.org (Global: low place; Simple English: 5,313^th place)

"CONSTITUCION POLITICA DE LA REPUBLICA DE COSTA RICA 1949". www.constitution.org. Archived from the original on 2017-06-17. Retrieved 2013-03-14.

costa-rica-guide.com (Global: low place; Simple English: low place)

"Corcovado National Park Costa Rica". costa-rica-guide.com. Archived from the original on 2021-03-18. Retrieved 2019-02-11.

costarica-embassy.org (Global: low place; Simple English: low place)

"About Costa Rica". Embassy of Costa Rica in Washington DC. Archived from the original on 2012-07-26. Retrieved 2012-09-18.

costarica.com (Global: low place; Simple English: low place)

"Costa Rica – Cartago". Costarica.com. 2009-05-22. Archived from the original on 2008-02-22. Retrieved 2010-06-26.

costaricaguides.com (Global: low place; Simple English: low place)

"Costa Rica Weather Archived 2011-06-16 at the Wayback Machine". Costa Rica Guides

doi.org (Global: 2^nd place; Simple English: 2^nd place)

Garland, T., Jr. (1984). "Physiological correlates of locomotory performance in a lizard: an allometric approach" (PDF). American Journal of Physiology. 247 (5 Pt 2): R806–R815. doi:10.1152/ajpregu.1984.247.5.R806. PMID 6238543. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2009-03-03. Retrieved 2012-10-17.{{cite journal}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)

everyculture.com (Global: 6,149^th place; Simple English: 3,101^st place)

"Blacks of Costa Rica". World Culture Encyclopedia. Archived from the original on 2019-01-07. Retrieved 2007-11-23.

googlepages.com (Global: 9,072^nd place; Simple English: 7,385^th place)

reachian.googlepages.com

See Ian Holzhauer, "The Presidency of Calderón Guardia" (University of Florida History Thesis, 2004)^{[permanent dead link]}

govisitcostarica.com (Global: low place; Simple English: low place)

"Diversity of Corcovado National Park". Govisitcostarica.com. Archived from the original on 2010-06-14. Retrieved 2010-06-26.
"Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve". Govisitcostarica.com. Archived from the original on 2010-12-04. Retrieved 2010-06-26.

guardian.co.uk (Global: 382^nd place; Simple English: 79^th place)

Leo Hickman (2007-05-26). "Shades of green". The Guardian. London. Archived from the original on 2012-11-12. Retrieved 2008-06-08.

imf.org (Global: 225^th place; Simple English: 45^th place)

"World Economic Outlook Database, April 2025 Edition. (Costa Rica)". IMF.org. International Monetary Fund. Retrieved 26 April 2025.

inec.cr (Global: 7,574^th place; Simple English: low place)

"National Institute of Statistics and Census of Costa Rica". Instituto Nacional de Estadística y Censos de Costa Rica, or INEC. 2022. Archived from the original on 28 August 2023. Retrieved 28 August 2023.

iucnredlist.org (Global: 39^th place; Simple English: 22^nd place)

Cuarón, A.D., Morales, A., Shedden, A., Rodriguez-Luna, E. & de Grammont, P.C. (2008). "Ateles geoffroyi". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2008. International Union for Conservation of Nature. Retrieved 20 February 2009.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)

livepopulation.com (Global: low place; Simple English: low place)

"Live Costa Rica Population Clock 2017 – Population of Costa Rica Today". www.livepopulation.com. Archived from the original on 2016-01-04. Retrieved 2022-01-24.

lonelyplanet.com (Global: 2,169^th place; Simple English: 888^th place)

"History of Costa Rica". Lonely Planet. Archived from the original on 2013-01-21. Retrieved 2012-09-18.

nih.gov (Global: 5^th place; Simple English: 5^th place)

pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov

Garland, T., Jr. (1984). "Physiological correlates of locomotory performance in a lizard: an allometric approach" (PDF). American Journal of Physiology. 247 (5 Pt 2): R806–R815. doi:10.1152/ajpregu.1984.247.5.R806. PMID 6238543. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2009-03-03. Retrieved 2012-10-17.{{cite journal}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)

nytimes.com (Global: 7^th place; Simple English: 8^th place)

"The Happiest People Archived 2016-12-24 at the Wayback Machine". The New York Times. January 6, 2010.

odi.org.uk (Global: low place; Simple English: low place)

Jessica Brown and Neil Bird 2010. Costa Rica sustainable resource management: Successfully tackling tropical deforestation Archived 2011-05-14 at the Wayback Machine. London: Overseas Development Institute

oecd.org (Global: 1,345^th place; Simple English: 758^th place)

stats.oecd.org

"Surface water and surface water change". Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD). Archived from the original on 24 March 2021. Retrieved 11 October 2020.

semanariouniversidad.com (Global: low place; Simple English: low place)

Murillo, Alvaro (7 July 2021). "Encuesta CIEP-UCR evidencia a una Costa Rica estatista y menos religiosa". Semanario Universidad. Archived from the original on 7 July 2021. Retrieved 8 July 2021.

state.gov (Global: 228^th place; Simple English: 128^th place)

2009-2017.state.gov

"International Religious Freedom Report for 2017". www.state.gov. 2018. Archived from the original on 23 March 2021. Retrieved 29 December 2018.

thestar.com (Global: 395^th place; Simple English: 351^st place)

Griffiths, F. (June 24, 2014). "World Cup: Costa Rica defies the odds in winning Group D". Toronto Star. Archived from the original on 27 June 2014. Retrieved 9 December 2016.

ucr.edu (Global: 1,400^th place; Simple English: 1,607^th place)

biology.ucr.edu

Garland, T., Jr. (1984). "Physiological correlates of locomotory performance in a lizard: an allometric approach" (PDF). American Journal of Physiology. 247 (5 Pt 2): R806–R815. doi:10.1152/ajpregu.1984.247.5.R806. PMID 6238543. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2009-03-03. Retrieved 2012-10-17.{{cite journal}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)

undp.org (Global: 638^th place; Simple English: 157^th place)

hdr.undp.org

"Human Development Report 2025" (PDF). United Nations Development Programme. 6 May 2025. Archived (PDF) from the original on 6 May 2025. Retrieved 6 May 2025.

unfccc.int (Global: 4,424^th place; Simple English: 3,846^th place)

"United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change. "Issues relating to reducing emissions from deforestation in developing countries and recommendations on any further process"" (PDF). Archived from the original on 2019-01-07. Retrieved 2010-06-26.

upload.wikimedia.org (Global: 1,245^th place; Simple English: 695^th place)

UK: /ˌkɒstə ˈriːkə/, US: /ˌkoʊstə-/ (listen^ⓘ)
es; literally "Rich Coast"

web.archive.org (Global: 1^st place; Simple English: 1^st place)

"Live Costa Rica Population Clock 2017 – Population of Costa Rica Today". www.livepopulation.com. Archived from the original on 2016-01-04. Retrieved 2022-01-24.
Murillo, Alvaro (7 July 2021). "Encuesta CIEP-UCR evidencia a una Costa Rica estatista y menos religiosa". Semanario Universidad. Archived from the original on 7 July 2021. Retrieved 8 July 2021.
"International Religious Freedom Report for 2017". www.state.gov. 2018. Archived from the original on 23 March 2021. Retrieved 29 December 2018.
"Surface water and surface water change". Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD). Archived from the original on 24 March 2021. Retrieved 11 October 2020.
"National Institute of Statistics and Census of Costa Rica". Instituto Nacional de Estadística y Censos de Costa Rica, or INEC. 2022. Archived from the original on 28 August 2023. Retrieved 28 August 2023.
"Gini Index". World Bank. Archived from the original on 8 June 2014. Retrieved 25 November 2023.
"Human Development Report 2025" (PDF). United Nations Development Programme. 6 May 2025. Archived (PDF) from the original on 6 May 2025. Retrieved 6 May 2025.
"About Costa Rica". Embassy of Costa Rica in Washington DC. Archived from the original on 2012-07-26. Retrieved 2012-09-18.
"History of Costa Rica". Lonely Planet. Archived from the original on 2013-01-21. Retrieved 2012-09-18.
"Costa Rica – Cartago". Costarica.com. 2009-05-22. Archived from the original on 2008-02-22. Retrieved 2010-06-26.
"Blacks of Costa Rica". World Culture Encyclopedia. Archived from the original on 2019-01-07. Retrieved 2007-11-23.
"The Happiest People Archived 2016-12-24 at the Wayback Machine". The New York Times. January 6, 2010.
Eggar, Marc. "Climate/Weather". Archived from the original on 23 June 2011. Retrieved 28 June 2011.
"Costa Rica Weather Archived 2011-06-16 at the Wayback Machine". Costa Rica Guides
Leo Hickman (2007-05-26). "Shades of green". The Guardian. London. Archived from the original on 2012-11-12. Retrieved 2008-06-08.
"United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change. "Issues relating to reducing emissions from deforestation in developing countries and recommendations on any further process"" (PDF). Archived from the original on 2019-01-07. Retrieved 2010-06-26.
Earth Trends (2003). "Biodiversity and Protected Areas – Costa Rica" (PDF). World Resources Institute. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2011-09-27. Retrieved 2008-06-08.
Jessica Brown and Neil Bird 2010. Costa Rica sustainable resource management: Successfully tackling tropical deforestation Archived 2011-05-14 at the Wayback Machine. London: Overseas Development Institute
"Costa Rica National Parks and Reserves". World Headquarters. 2007. Archived from the original on 2019-01-07. Retrieved 2008-06-08.
Leonardo Coutinho and Otávio Cabral (2008-05-21). "O desafio da economia verde" (in Portuguese). Revista Veja. Archived from the original on 2009-02-23. Retrieved 2008-06-08. Published on website "Planeta Sustentável"
"Corcovado National Park Costa Rica". costa-rica-guide.com. Archived from the original on 2021-03-18. Retrieved 2019-02-11.
"Diversity of Corcovado National Park". Govisitcostarica.com. Archived from the original on 2010-06-14. Retrieved 2010-06-26.
"Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve". Govisitcostarica.com. Archived from the original on 2010-12-04. Retrieved 2010-06-26.
Garland, T., Jr. (1984). "Physiological correlates of locomotory performance in a lizard: an allometric approach" (PDF). American Journal of Physiology. 247 (5 Pt 2): R806–R815. doi:10.1152/ajpregu.1984.247.5.R806. PMID 6238543. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2009-03-03. Retrieved 2012-10-17.{{cite journal}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
"CONSTITUCION POLITICA DE LA REPUBLICA DE COSTA RICA 1949". www.constitution.org. Archived from the original on 2017-06-17. Retrieved 2013-03-14.
Griffiths, F. (June 24, 2014). "World Cup: Costa Rica defies the odds in winning Group D". Toronto Star. Archived from the original on 27 June 2014. Retrieved 9 December 2016.

worldbank.org (Global: 280^th place; Simple English: 228^th place)

data.worldbank.org

"Gini Index". World Bank. Archived from the original on 8 June 2014. Retrieved 25 November 2023.

worldheadquarters.com (Global: low place; Simple English: low place)

Eggar, Marc. "Climate/Weather". Archived from the original on 23 June 2011. Retrieved 28 June 2011.
"Costa Rica National Parks and Reserves". World Headquarters. 2007. Archived from the original on 2019-01-07. Retrieved 2008-06-08.

worldpopulationreview.com (Global: 2,810^th place; Simple English: 509^th place)

"Population of Costa Rica". worldpopulationreview. Retrieved 17 January 2026.

wri.org (Global: 9,889^th place; Simple English: low place)

earthtrends.wri.org

Earth Trends (2003). "Biodiversity and Protected Areas – Costa Rica" (PDF). World Resources Institute. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2011-09-27. Retrieved 2008-06-08.

Costa Rica (Simple English Wikipedia)

abril.com.br (Global: 602nd place; Simple English: 1,213th place)

planetasustentavel.abril.com.br

archive.org (Global: 6th place; Simple English: 3rd place)

cia.gov (Global: 133rd place; Simple English: 60th place)

constitution.org (Global: low place; Simple English: 5,313th place)

costa-rica-guide.com (Global: low place; Simple English: low place)

costarica-embassy.org (Global: low place; Simple English: low place)

costarica.com (Global: low place; Simple English: low place)

costaricaguides.com (Global: low place; Simple English: low place)

doi.org (Global: 2nd place; Simple English: 2nd place)

everyculture.com (Global: 6,149th place; Simple English: 3,101st place)

googlepages.com (Global: 9,072nd place; Simple English: 7,385th place)

reachian.googlepages.com

govisitcostarica.com (Global: low place; Simple English: low place)

guardian.co.uk (Global: 382nd place; Simple English: 79th place)

imf.org (Global: 225th place; Simple English: 45th place)

inec.cr (Global: 7,574th place; Simple English: low place)

iucnredlist.org (Global: 39th place; Simple English: 22nd place)

livepopulation.com (Global: low place; Simple English: low place)

lonelyplanet.com (Global: 2,169th place; Simple English: 888th place)

nih.gov (Global: 5th place; Simple English: 5th place)

pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov

nytimes.com (Global: 7th place; Simple English: 8th place)

odi.org.uk (Global: low place; Simple English: low place)

oecd.org (Global: 1,345th place; Simple English: 758th place)

stats.oecd.org

semanariouniversidad.com (Global: low place; Simple English: low place)

state.gov (Global: 228th place; Simple English: 128th place)

2009-2017.state.gov

thestar.com (Global: 395th place; Simple English: 351st place)

ucr.edu (Global: 1,400th place; Simple English: 1,607th place)

biology.ucr.edu

undp.org (Global: 638th place; Simple English: 157th place)

hdr.undp.org

unfccc.int (Global: 4,424th place; Simple English: 3,846th place)

upload.wikimedia.org (Global: 1,245th place; Simple English: 695th place)

web.archive.org (Global: 1st place; Simple English: 1st place)

worldbank.org (Global: 280th place; Simple English: 228th place)

data.worldbank.org

worldheadquarters.com (Global: low place; Simple English: low place)

worldpopulationreview.com (Global: 2,810th place; Simple English: 509th place)

wri.org (Global: 9,889th place; Simple English: low place)

earthtrends.wri.org

abril.com.br (Global: 602^nd place; Simple English: 1,213^th place)

archive.org (Global: 6^th place; Simple English: 3^rd place)

cia.gov (Global: 133^rd place; Simple English: 60^th place)

constitution.org (Global: low place; Simple English: 5,313^th place)

doi.org (Global: 2^nd place; Simple English: 2^nd place)

everyculture.com (Global: 6,149^th place; Simple English: 3,101^st place)

googlepages.com (Global: 9,072^nd place; Simple English: 7,385^th place)

guardian.co.uk (Global: 382^nd place; Simple English: 79^th place)

imf.org (Global: 225^th place; Simple English: 45^th place)

inec.cr (Global: 7,574^th place; Simple English: low place)

iucnredlist.org (Global: 39^th place; Simple English: 22^nd place)

lonelyplanet.com (Global: 2,169^th place; Simple English: 888^th place)

nih.gov (Global: 5^th place; Simple English: 5^th place)

nytimes.com (Global: 7^th place; Simple English: 8^th place)

oecd.org (Global: 1,345^th place; Simple English: 758^th place)

state.gov (Global: 228^th place; Simple English: 128^th place)

thestar.com (Global: 395^th place; Simple English: 351^st place)

ucr.edu (Global: 1,400^th place; Simple English: 1,607^th place)

undp.org (Global: 638^th place; Simple English: 157^th place)

unfccc.int (Global: 4,424^th place; Simple English: 3,846^th place)

upload.wikimedia.org (Global: 1,245^th place; Simple English: 695^th place)

web.archive.org (Global: 1^st place; Simple English: 1^st place)

worldbank.org (Global: 280^th place; Simple English: 228^th place)

worldpopulationreview.com (Global: 2,810^th place; Simple English: 509^th place)

wri.org (Global: 9,889^th place; Simple English: low place)